IGT, 6/19/2004, in Seattle, Webs v. Arrows

[Guest Spacemans Bong]

gnatman wrote: The "New Mets" seem an awful lot like the old Mets. And we could do without this "new" Beltran that came over to the team - he is beginning to bring back very bad memories of another offensively impressive switch hitter who suddenly lost his mojo as a Met, except without the bad 'tude . . .one Bobby Bo

Eh, the old Mets just weren't good. This team is good.

It's very frustrating. Willie frustrates me a lot. For God's sake, please get Reyes down to the 8 hole and stick him there until he starts to walk.

[Frayed Knot]

Not that it probably would have mattered in the long run ... but I really questioned the use of DeJean when he was brought in. Anyone hear an explanation as to why Heilman was yanked? The only thing I could think of was that he sat an awful long time while we had our one good half-inning and maybe Willie thought he'd stiffen or lose his effectiveness (he'd given up 2 hits the inning before).
But DeJean came off as fairly gutless by sailing 4 pitches well wide of the plate while pitching to Sexson after first getting up 0-2. If he doesn't trust his stuff enough to get one even close to the zone to tempt a long-armed, free-swinger like Sexson why should we - or Willie for that matter?

Of course it didn't help when Ring & Bell shit the bed right afterward.

[metirish]

The thing I'm hearing on the 'Fan is that Willie is saving him for the Phillies on Tuesday, for the pen apparently, I can't explain that rational either, Heilman was pitching great and only threw 20 pitches.

[Guest gnatman]

Spacemans Bong wrote: Eh, the old Mets just weren't good. This team is good.

Surely you jest. This team is not good.